|  | | | | | Shoddy electrical installers beware: If you’re behind an electrical installation gone wrong like those featured here, there’s a good chance your handiwork may turn up in the pages of EC&M someday soon. |
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| | | If you’re right-handed, you may have noticed tightness or even pain in your right trapezius muscle (opposite side if you are left-handed). In most cases, the cause is that muscle is compensating for a shoulder rotation problem. |
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| | | In Episode 19 of “EC&M Tech Talks,” Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, clears up some of the confusion regarding grounded conductors, grounding electrode conductors, neutrals, and equipment grounding conductors. |
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| | | In Episode 5 of “EC&M Asks,” our subject matter expert Tommy Northcott, P.E., a senior power engineer and branch manager for Jacobs Technology, Inc., answers more reader-submitted questions regarding arc flash hazards and what type of PPE to wear. |
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| | | Over the past year, there were many important issues to consider, a few of which included a new edition of the 2023 National Electrical Code, supply chain issues, worker shortages, inflation, the impact of the infrastructure act on the electrical industry, the start of a national electric vehicle charging station buildout, electrical safety topics ... |
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| | | Most injuries and fatalities with ladders are due to breaking the major ladder safety rules. Common examples include: leaning too far to one side, rather than descending, moving the ladder, and ascending to the work location; standing on the top rung; or using a broken ladder. |
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| | | Electrical power is so intrinsic to our daily lives it is easy to take it for granted. But as digitalization accelerates across all sectors and applications, so too does electrification. You can’t have digital transformation without electrification. When an application is critical, like a hospital, airport, or industrial control system, the support... |
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| | | From the EC&M e-books library: Why the proper personal protective equipment is paramount for electrical professionals. |
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| | | Fill in the blank. In damp or wet locations of agricultural buildings, equipment enclosures and fittings shall be located or equipped to prevent moisture from _____ within the enclosure, box, conduit body, or fitting. |
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| | | Every year, photo galleries continue to be favorites for online EC&M readers. In 2022, there were so many new ones for readers to peruse — but we've narrowed this gallery down to the 10 most popular galleries from this year. See if your favorite gallery made the list, or check out one you may have missed throughout 2022! |
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| | | Learn about the changes in this new Code cycle by attending the leading source of NEC information and training: EC&M ‘s Code Change Conferences. In two informative and interest-filled days, you’ll learn about major NEC changes that will impact your work, whether you’re an electrician, contractor, engineer, inspector, designer, or plant/facility mai... |
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| | Sponsored | Over the next few years, massive construction projects valued at more than $2 billion in the semiconductor, utility-scale solar and wind markets, and emerging battery storage field may drive some epic electrical construction opportunities. |
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| | | In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss different interpretations of applying the requirements of Sec. 314.27(A)(2). |
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| | | Take this quiz about the 2023 NEC and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon, iTunes, or Cabela’s! |
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